“As promised”—I passed out sheets of paper with quiz questions on the front—“a five-question quiz about the assigned reading last night. For those of you who recently switched into my class, this quiz will have to be made up during office hours.”
After a collective groan, the room became quiet, everyone taking out pens or pencils to complete the quiz as quickly as they could so they could leave. Bria answered the questions at lightning speed, like she was ready for it, and it made me smile. In all my years of teaching, I hadn’t found anyone as enthusiastic about this material as I was. But now … my mate was here.
“When you’re finished, please drop your quizzes up front.”
Once everyone began finishing up, Bria sat at her desk in the front row. From where I stood, I could tell that she ha
